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1、1佛山一中佛山一中 2012 学年下学期期末考高二级英语科试题学年下学期期末考高二级英语科试题I 语言知识及应用语言知识及应用 (共两节共两节, 满分满分 45 分分) 第一节第一节 完形填空完形填空(共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Once, long ago, there was a man who traveled from Persia to India on foot. He had 1 been to India bef
2、ore. When he arrived at a village, he happened upon a fruit stand. In that village, fruit was quite expensive because of the lack of water. The man was looking around at the fruits when he _2_ a big basket of some very red, very long fruit. It was the cheapest fruit in the shop, not expensive at all
3、. _3_ the man walked up to the counter and asked: “How _4_ per kilo?” And the shopkeeper said: “Two rupees.” Two rupees in India is _5_. The man thought to himself: “What a _6_ !” So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and began to eat it. But after he tried a few pieces, he screamed: “Oh, my Go
4、d!” His eyes watered, his mouth burned, and his face turned _7_ . He coughed and choked and gasped for breath. But despite his _8_, he continued to stuff the fruits into his mouth! Onlookers _9_ their heads and laughed. One man yelled: “Youre crazy, man! Those are chilies! People use them as a condi
5、ment (佐料). You dont just eat them by the handful like that; theyre not fruit!” But the man replied: “No, I cant _10_ ! I paid money for them, and now Ill eat them. Its my money!”. You probably think this man was pretty _11_ , right? Nevertheless, I bet you or someone you know makes the same mistake
6、on a daily basis. People invest money, time and effort into a relationship, business or job. Even when experience tells them that its not _12_, and they know theres little hope of improvement, they still _13_ because they dont want to waste the initial investment. But this is illogical. It is no dif
7、ferent than being the man who continued eating chilies because he didnt want to waste the money hed paid for them. Losing something is difficult, but it is important to _14_ the loss and move on. _15_ youll just keep burning your mouth on hot chilies. 1. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom 2. A
8、. noticed B. watched C. recognized D. selected 3. A. Yet B. So C. Still D. Besides 4. A. large B. long C. many D. much 5. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 6. A. bargain B. trade C. business D. regret 7. A. pale B. red C. purple D. yellow 8. A. fear B. warning C. confusion D. pain 9.
9、 A. shook B. raised C. lowered D. nodded 10. A. believe B. stop C. agree D. confuse 11. A. impolite B. humorousC. awkward D. stupid 12. A. changing B. working C. leaving D. helping 13. A. refuse B. worry C. ignore D. continue 14. A. remember B. improve C. recognize D. protect 15. A. Also B. However
10、C. Thus D. Otherwise 第二节第二节 语法填空语法填空(共共 10 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 15 分分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的2或者括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 1625 的相应位置上。 Who helped you? Charles Plumb was a jet pilot on an aircraft carrier. One day when he was carrying out a mission, he was shot down. The only th
11、ing _16_ could save him was his parachute. He landed on the ground _17_ (live), but he was captured and spent 6 years _18_ a prisoner of war. Many years later, he ran into a sailor _19_ was working on the same aircraft carrier. Plumb learned that _20_ was he who had packed his parachute at that time
12、. This meeting made Plumb _21_ (sleep) that night. Though he might have seen the man many times, he never even said “good morning” to him. Plumb, now _22_ (realize) that he had ignored that sailor, felt sorry for himself and for _23_ he had done. Actually, in our lives, many people have helped us go
13、 _24_ the hard times and helped us get _25_ we are today. II 阅读阅读 (共两节；满分共两节；满分 50 分分) 第一节第一节 阅读理解阅读理解 (共共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 40 分分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项 涂黑。AA woman renewing her drivers license at the County Clerks office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitat
14、ed, uncertain how to classify herself. “What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a ” “Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “Im a mother.” “We dont list mother as an occupation housewife covers it,” said the recorder. One day I found myself in the same situation. T
15、he clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title “What is your occupation?” she asked. The words simply popped out. “Im a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.” The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair. I repeated the
16、 title slowly, and then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. “Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “Just what you do in this field?” Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesnt）, in the lab and in the field (normally I wo
